After my grandparents passed, the "safe" was moved to Dad's office where it sat for many years. Recently another family member expressed interest in having the "safe." Suddenly there was a need to open it and see what was inside. But how? No one alive seems to know the combination or where it might have been written down.
Enter Husband with his common sense ingenuity; and a butter knife. Yep, he popped that baby open like it a pro! While there was no family fortune waiting inside, there was a family historian's delight: old photos, letters and other documents. Some of which are both valuable and helpful. Others have left me with questions but no answers.
Check back over the next couple of weeks and I'll share a few items. You might even be able to answer some questions for me.
© 2010, copyright Michelle Goodrum
Photo by Marcin Wichary
Oh wow. To find a bunch of family history stuff is great, but to find it in an old safe is BEYOND cool!
ReplyDeleteOOOOO, how fun!!
ReplyDeleteOkay, this is great, thrilling about the papers, but what I have to know is HOW does one open a safe with a butter knife?
ReplyDeleteNolichucky, It's made out of the same metal as a filing cabinet so it's not as strong as you would think of a safe as being. Husband was able to pop the outer wall away from the locking device.
ReplyDeleteLucky you! I have a recurring fantasy in which this happens to me (yeah, we genealogists are exciting, aren't we?). But sadly it never happens. :-( Can't wait to hear about your goodies.
ReplyDeleteLove it!
ReplyDeleteAll I can think of are those Visa commercials that end in "Priceless" - here the treasure inside was the priceless part, but so is having a husband who knows how to open a safe with a butter knife.
ReplyDeleteWell done Safecracking Hubby! You must have been so excited about what might be inside - treasure! Finding documents and photos usually leads to more questions than answers :-)
ReplyDeleteDoesn't sound like it was a very "safe" safe if your husband was able to crack it with a butter knife! But congratulations on your find - can't wait to hear more!
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to see what the goodies are. And I wonder why it took so long for somebody to wonder what was in it...imagine if it had been lots of $$. Anyway, have fun going through the contents.
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